Economy Adds 214k Jobs In October, Unemployment Falls To 5.8 Percent

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS
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Total non farm payroll employment rose by 214,000 jobs in October while unemployment fell to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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  1. So the teabags will claim that it is all because of them now, after of course telling the idiots that voted for them how horrendous the economy was three days ago. As the economy continues to improve, they will claim it is because they are in the majority, and the idiots in this country will blissfully believe them.

  2. I’m very sure the New & Improved GOPig Majority can get that number back up to …hmmm, perhaps Bushie numbers, round 10.2% unemployment soon if we will just trust them. Perhaps we can begin shedding 800K+ jobs per month as we were at the end of the Bush Reign of Terror?? And then we can all continue to wait for that trickle down manna from heaven they’ve been promising for 30+years. I just know it’s ready by now.

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  3. Avatar for enon enon says:

    and the teatard message will be repeated and go unchallenged by the national political press corpse…

  4. They never said a word in election ads. They need to shape the narrative NOW!!
    This is another thing: The congress crybabies, Udall, Hagan, Nunn and talking head Ed Schultz should’ve let Obama pass his executive orders before the elections. Obama being the adult knew doing reform before the elections then asking Latinos to show up so GOTP congress wouldn’t undo it would at least save Hagan and Udall perhaps Pryor and Braley. But they whined and Obama finally acquiesced to their peril. Don’t they realize by now Obama always knows what he’s doing in elections. They listened to idjit pundits and losing strategist and look at them now staying home. They’ll be back in 2 years but…anyway, Obama has to do one thing if it’s the last thing: Pass the darn executive orders, go to the border whatever those idjit buffoons say. They can try to impeach which will destroy them. But they need 67 votes to convict which they’ll never get. I believe Dems in congress have learned some lessons which is never cower to GOTP. Because if they do, they’ll lose anyway because those monsters roam in lockstep.

  5. Yeah, give 'em time. A few weeks tops, maybe or less.

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